---
id: CVE-2026-120430
title: 'Camaleon CMS before 2.9.2 IDOR via Admin::CategoriesController'
summary: >-
  Camaleon CMS before 2.9.2 contains an insecure direct object reference
  vulnerability in Admin::CategoriesController that allows authenticated users
  to modify unauthorized categories by referencing arbitrary category IDs. Users
  authorized…
severity: medium
cvss: 5.4
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L'
cvssSource: cna
cwe:
  - CWE-639
vendor: owen2345
product: Camaleon CMS
affected:
  - camaleon_cms < 2.9.2
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-11-05T21:35:29.612548Z'
published: '2026-11-02'
updated: '2026-11-05'
sourceUpdated: '2026-11-05T21:35:46.298Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-120430'
references:
  - url: 'https://github.com/owen2345/camaleon-cms/pull/1148'
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/owen2345/camaleon-cms/commit/fa465e994bcbf4e7be4605853c204b73dea7bbc5
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/owen2345/camaleon-cms/blob/2.9.1/app/controllers/camaleon_cms/admin/categories_controller.rb
  - url: 'https://github.com/owen2345/camaleon-cms/releases/tag/2.9.2'
    label: Camaleon CMS 2.9.2 Release Notes
  - url: >-
      https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/camaleon-cms-before-2.9.2-idor-via-admin-categoriescontroller
    label: >-
      VulnCheck Advisory: Camaleon CMS before 2.9.2 IDOR via
      Admin::CategoriesController
tags:
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00278
epssPercentile: 0.20392
ingestedAt: '2026-11-05T19:30:42.653Z'
---

## Overview

Camaleon CMS before 2.9.2 contains an insecure direct object reference vulnerability in Admin::CategoriesController that allows authenticated users to modify unauthorized categories by referencing arbitrary category IDs. Users authorized for one post type can send update or destroy requests pairing another category ID with their authorized post_type_id to rename or delete categories.

## Affected

- `camaleon_cms < 2.9.2`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.